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#redirect [[12th_Century_Games]] |
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Games might be played after supper for entertainment. |
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*[[Chess]] - generally played on a larger table sized board on trestles or the floor. The queen moved like a bishop. (Holmes 1952, 43) |
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*[[Draughts]] - similar to modern checkers (Holmes 1952 p43) |
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*[[Tables]] - a kind of backgammon, played on a board with [[dice]]. (Holmes 1952, p43) |
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== See also == |
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* [[Game]]s |
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* [[12 Century life]] |
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=== Offsite Links === |
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* [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ566 Isle of Lewis Chessmen] |
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